The Lumberjill
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Staff
As the lone female on the crew, the bathroom situation is typically the most challenging for me. While the guys can simply sidle up …
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The Lumberjill
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
North Idaho recently made the national news cycle thanks to the fact that we’re currently rationing health care, operating under “crisis standards of care” …
The Lumberjill: Supply, demand and Sandpoint
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
We received our first negative review recently. It came from someone we’ve never even met, let alone worked for. It came from someone disappointed …
The Lumberjill
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
We make money off dying trees and wildfire-ravaged landscapes. Business booms when there are windstorms and droughts. We are disaster capitalists. Some days, I’m …
The Lumberjill: Please, let me stay focused on the trees
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
Dear reader, allow me to let you in on a little secret: Your hired laborers, though they may appreciate you as an individual, do …
The Lumberjill: Shy Ronnie, use your chainsaw
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
“I want to be her in my next life,” I heard our client say to her husband. She said it about me. I ducked …
The Lumberjill
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
Once upon a time, in a seemingly far off land, I was a writer. I woke every morning, grabbed my jar of peanut butter …
The Lumberjill
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
Before my husband and I joined forces to become arborists, I was a librarian. I loved it. The interaction with community and books and …
The Lumberjill
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
I spend a lot of time thinking about work-life balance, or, perhaps more accurately, my lack thereof. This is something we’re all supposed to …
The Lumber Jill: The antidote to fear
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
MAGA flags flapped atop their twin flagpoles as we chatted amicably with our clients. They showed us to their riverfront beach, provided chairs, invited …
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